1. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
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S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
Morning registration mathematics activity
Aligned to the Renewed Framework for Mathematics
Stoke-on-Trent Primary Maths Team

2. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
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WHAT IS IT?
10 mathematics questions per day based on the Renewed Framework for Mathematics.
Questions 1-5 consolidate maths from the previous unit.
Questions 6-10 are based on the previous year’s coverage of the next unit (following Block sequence A B C D E).
This will support you in pitching the learning appropriately for the next unit and gathering evidence for APP.
WHAT IS IT NOT?
SODA is NOT intended to be used during any part of the daily mathematics lesson.
It is an ADDITIONAL resource to support the CONSOLIDATION of learning which has taken place previously.

3. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
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WHEN?
During the registration period at the start of the day.
Pupils could record their answers in a ‘SODA’ book.
Go through the questions and discuss strategies the children used with the pupils during registration.
Ensure that you model the correct mathematical vocabulary and always encourage the children to use it correctly.
HOW?
Use SODA as it stands or personalise the questions for your pupils by adapting / replacing them.

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Year 4, Block C, Unit 2
Questions based on Year 4, Block B, Unit 2
Questions based on Year 3, Block D, Unit 2

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Monday 9th February 2009
1. 8 x 9 … complete and give the associated X & ÷ facts
2. 13, 22, 31, __, __, __
3. 130, 220, 310, __, __, __
4. 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, Using each coin only once,
how many different totals can be made with 3 coins?
5. The smallest & largest totals are both multiples of __.
6. I buy a book costing £2.50 and a chocolate bar costing
65p. How much did I spend?
7. How much change will I have from £5.00?
8. Explain how you worked this out.
9. What two multiplication facts could you use to
calculate 6 x 12?
10. A rope is 3m 20cm long. How many cm is this?
Year 4 Block C unit 2

6. Tuesday 10th February 2009 What numbers could I have rounded?
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Tuesday 10th February 2009
1. I rounded a number to the nearest 10 and got 250.
What numbers could I have rounded?
people, to the nearest 100, ran the race for life.
The smallest number of people it could have been is __
3. The largest number of people it could have been is __
4. ? – 49 = 83 complete
5. ? - ? = 54 complete with two different calculations
6. I have 200g of grapes. I want to have an equal number
of grapes in my lunch every day for 5 days. How many
grapes can I have each day?
7. How did you work this out?
8. What fraction of the grapes is this?
9. A sunflower is 85cm tall. It grows a further 26cm. How
tall is it now?
10. Convert your answer to metres.
Year 4 Block C unit 2

7. Wednesday 11th February 2009 Shampoo costs £1.20 a bottle.
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Wednesday 11th February 2009
Shampoo costs £1.20 a bottle.
Deal A: buy 2 and get 1 free. Deal B: buy 1 get 1 half price
1. Deal A: How much do I spend?
How many bottles do I get?
2. Deal B: How much do I spend?
3. Deal A: what is the cost of one bottle?
4. Deal B: what is the cost of one bottle?
5. Which is the better deal, A or B?
6. 5 children are running a relay race. Each child runs
100m. How far do they run altogether?
7. How much further would they each need to have ran to
go 1km?
8. Tom is 29cm taller than Amy. Amy is 1m 34cm. How
tall is Tom?
9. Convert Amy’s height to cm.
10. A computer game box is 23cm in length. What is the
length of 5 game boxes?
Year 4 Block C unit 2

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Thursday 12th February 2009
1. Double 7, double 70 what other number facts can you
work out from this?
2. Double 27, double 270
3. What is the relationship between halving and doubling?
4. Write the first 10 multiples of 8 in a row. (notes)
5. Write the digit sum of each number underneath each multiple. (If you have a 2 digit number find the digit sum of it until you have a single digit). What pattern can you spot?
6. What weight does each scale show?
7. What is the sum of both
scales?
8. What is the difference
between both weights?
9. How much more needs
to be added to each
scale to make 100g?
10. How much needs to be
added to the sum of the
scales to make 1kg?
8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80
Year 4 Block C unit 2

9. Friday 13th February 2009 1. The seventh multiple of 9
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Friday 13th February 2009
1. The seventh multiple of 9
2. The ninth multiple of 7
3. Why can 37 not be a multiple of 8?
4. What is a regular polygon?
5. What is an irregular polygon?
Name an item you would measure in:
6. centimetres
7. metres
8. millimetres
9. kilometres
10. draw a line measuring 3.7cm
Year 4 Block C unit 2

10. Monday 23rd February 2009 1. A polygon with 3 lines of symmetry Item
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Monday 23rd February 2009
1. A polygon with 3 lines of symmetry
2. A polygon with at least one right angle
3. A polygon with 4 right angles and 2 lines of symmetry
4. A different 2D shape with 2 lines of symmetry
5. A polygon with 1 pair of parallel sides.
Copy and complete the table.
Item
Unit of Measure
Table
Cup of water kg
Length of the playground cm
An apple
litres
Year 4 Block C unit 2

11. Tuesday 24th February 2009 1. Name three 3D shapes with a square face.
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Tuesday 24th February 2009
1. Name three 3D shapes with a square face.
2. Name three 3D shapes with an equilateral triangle
face.
3. Which 3D shape has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices?
4. Name another 3D shape with these properties.
5. Draw a net of a cuboid
6. Put these weights in order, lightest to heaviest:
20g, 2kg, 200g, 35, 2g.
7. James drinks 250ml of milkshake from a bottle
containing 440ml. How much milkshake is left?
8. 6 apples weigh 3kg altogether. What is the weight of
one apple?
9. Sarah buys a comic for £1.99 and a chocolate bar for
36p. How much does she spend altogether?
10. She pays using the exact amount. What coins might
she have used?
Year 4 Block C unit 2

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Wednesday 25th February 2009
1. Eggs come in boxes of 6. I need 52 eggs. How many
boxes do I buy? How many eggs do I have left over?
2. Write a word problem for 15 x 4 and solve it.
3. Find two numbers that are both multiples of 6 and 7
4. Halving is the same as dividing by __
5. Halve 74
6. Each side of a square playground is 6m. If I walked
around the edge of the playground how far would I walk?
7. The distance around the edge of a square field is 40m.
What is the length of each side?
8. Explain how you worked this out.
9. In my purse I have £1 coins, 10p coins and 5p coins. Can
I make £3.67 using these coins?
10. What amounts can I make?
Year 4 Block C unit 2

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Thursday 26th February 2009
1. Draw a hexagon with no lines of symmetry
2. Draw a hexagon with one line of symmetry
3. Draw a hexagon with two lines of symmetry
4. How many lines of symmetry does a regular
hexagon have?
5. ? ÷ 7 = 6
Look at the pricelist
6. How much more is an
adult ticket than a child ticket?
7. How much do you save
by buying a family ticket?
8. How much does it cost for 2 x adult & 1 x child?
9. If 1 adult and 3 children are going to the theme park is it cheaper for them to buy a family ticket or pay individually? How did you work this out?
Year 4 Block C unit 2

14. Friday 27th February 2009 1. Doubling is the same as multiplying by __
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Friday 27th February 2009
1. Doubling is the same as multiplying by __
2. Doubling and doubling again is the same as multiplying
by __
3. Multiplying by 8 is the same as…
4. 7 x ? = 7 + ?
5. Draw a net of a triangular prism
6. The letter d is reflected in it’s straight side. It makes a
different letter. What letter does it make?
7. Write your initials.
Reflect them underneath.
8. Face north. Turn 90º clockwise.
What direction are you now facing?
9. Face north. Turn 180º clockwise.
10. Write a set of instructions to
guide your partner to the
playground. Use the words
north, south, east and west.
Year 4 Block C unit 2